Maryland House Bill 489 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 24 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-01-28 - Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: House Ways and Means Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Allowing certain business entities a credit against the State income tax for the cost of hiring student employees who attend a high school at which at least 80% of the registered students are eligible for the federal free or reduced price meal program and who work for the business entity for at least 3 months and at least 20 hours each week during the employment period; providing that the credit may not exceed $5,000 for any taxable year; applying the Act to all taxable years beginning after December 31, 2019; etc.

Income Tax Credit - Student Employees

Del. Keith Haynes [D]

Del. Mark Chang [D]

Del. Diana Fennell [D]

Del. Veronica Turner [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-01-28	House	Hearing 2/20 at 1:00 p.m.
2020-01-24	House	First Reading Ways and Means

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
Tax - General	10	751	(n/a)	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/HB0489?ys=2020RS
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/bills/hb/hb0489f.pdf